The Noble Eightfold Path is a path of training: training in ethical conduct, training in mental discipline, and training in wisdom.

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.

Liberation is not found by running away from our experience but by looking deeply into it.

The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.

The dharma wheel turns from the beginning. There is neither excess nor deficiency. The whole universe is moistened with nectar, and the truth is ready to harvest.

If you want to understand suffering, you must look into the situation at hand. The teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there.

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.

In the monastery of your body, the monk of your mind must stay in retreat.

The Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.

The deepest form of happiness comes from discovering the natural peace of our own awareness.

Try to be mindful and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.

The view is like a lion - it cannot be led around by anything else. Meditation is like an eagle - it cannot be distracted by anything else. Action is like a madman - it is free from accepting and rejecting.

The secret of happiness lies not in getting what we want, but in learning to want what we already have.

Every step on the path must be with the understanding of anicca - impermanence. This is the essence of the teaching.

The practice of mindfulness is the practice of being alive in the present moment.

The moment you note a thought, it disappears. The noting mind keeps the hindrances away.

Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

External seeking only leads to exhaustion. When you imitate others, you lose your own authenticity.

Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.

Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself.

The ultimate revolution is the spiritual revolution, where we learn to see reality as it truly is.

Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.

Real freedom is not about controlling our experience, but about being free within our experience.

The path of practice requires both faith and wisdom, both devotion and understanding.

Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher.

Metta (loving-kindness) becomes truly effective only when it arises from a peaceful mind, a pure mind, a balanced mind.

Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.

The mind is like water. When it's turbulent, it's difficult to see. When it's calm, everything becomes clear.

The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.

Every thought, every word, and every action leaves an imprint on our mind.

Our task is not to seek for love but to find all the barriers within ourselves that we have built against it.